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I would rather read the article first, and leave a tip if the article was noteworthy.
by Aldo_MX 10y ago
I would rather read the article first, and leave a tip if the article was noteworthy.
- eistrati 10y agoFair point, but it's not a restaurant and educating readers this etiquette would be really tough. How about pay for reading and refund if you think it's not worth your money? Would you do that?
- loeg 10y agoThat seems reasonable.
- sliverstorm 10y agoA simple method for that could be if the user closes the tab or navigates away before a fixed time period passes, such that it's clear they didn't have time to read much of the article, automatically cancel the payment.
- eistrati 10y agoI love this idea :) I hope you don't mind if I'll implement it ;)
- sliverstorm 10y agoOf course not. I dream of the ad-free web. It's not a bulletproof idea of course, can be gamed. Users could take a screencap, or copy-paste, before the timer is up. But that's probably not worth worrying about until the model becomes widespread.
- Aldo_MX 10y agoI'm not sure that educating readers would be that difficult if you cater to a well-cultured audience, personally I like the approach of Smashing Magazine when you use an ad blocker: http://i.imgur.com/YpuvdlX.png http://i.imgur.com/YpuvdlX.png If I ran a blog I would include the same element, some wording like "you know, creating quality content requires more effort than spewing clickbait, mind leaving us a tip to let us know that you appreciate our efforts?" and a flattr button. Although your idea sounds like a good starting point for a website which caters to a massive audience (basically, every news website).